NFF breaks silence over Nigeria/Zambia clash

– The NFF refutes reports it cannot fly the Super Eagles for a 2018 World Cup qualifier 

– The Super Eagles play Zambia in a World Cup qualifier in Ndola on October 9 

– The NFF charges media outlets to name their sources for the ‘baseless, misleading’ reports 

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has spoken on reports that it cannot fly the Super Eagles to a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying match in Ndola, Tanzania.

According to Nigeria’s football –governing body the report as baseless, misleading and despicable, not only against Nigerian football, but against the Nigerian nation.

Super Eagles of Nigeria

The NFF insisted that such reports was the concoction of an idle mind and challenged media outlets who reported the stories to name their source.

The governing body assured Nigerians that it had concluded arrangements on getting players and officials of the Super Eagles to Abuja for a training camp starting on Sunday, 2nd October, getting the team to and from Zambia and getting the players back to their various Clubs after the national assignment.

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In a statement released on Thursday, the NFF called for the support and prayers of Nigerians at this time, and urged that the players be allowed to focus on the big task of qualifying the nation to the 2018 FIFA World Cup, without so much negative stories and insinuations.

The NFF noted that over the past few months, some persons have made it their business to fabricate unhealthy stories about the NFF and Nigerian football.

It called on all stakeholders to disregard, henceforth, any report about the NFF that did not emanate from the NFF Communications Department.

The NFF however admitted to having financial challenges as a result of the current state of the economy but has assured that the players wouldbe able to fly to Tanzania.

The Super Eagles’ match against the Chipolopolo was initially billed for Monday, October 3, but the Zambian FA moved the date to Sunday, October 9 without giving any reason for the change of date.

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